Suburban Handicap

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Grade I race
Suburban Handicap
Location	Belmont Park Elmont, New York, USA
Inaugurated	1884
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website	www.nyra.com
Race information
Distance	1¼ miles (10 furlongs)
Track	Dirt, left-handed
Qualification	Three-year-olds and up
Weight	Handicap
Purse	$400,000

The Suburban Handicap is an American Grade I stakes race for Thoroughbred race horses aged three and older run at the classic one-and-one-quarter mile distance on the Belmont Park dirt for a $400,000 purse. The Suburban is the final of the three races that compose the New York Handicap Triple series of races, as it follows the Metropolitan Handicap and the Brooklyn Handicap. It is currently sponsored by Shadwell Farm.

In Excess set the track record for the race in 1991 with a time of 1:58.33.

The Suburban will have had its 120th running in 2006. First held at Leonard Jerome's Sheepshead Bay Race Track in 1884, it stayed at that location until 1913. For 1915 alone, the Suburban was held at Empire City; afterward, it was moved to Belmont Park and there it has remained except for the races of 1961 to 1974 and 1976. During that time, the Suburban was hosted at Aqueduct Racetrack. The race was not run for three years: 1911, 1912, and 1914.

Four horse have won the Handicap Triple:

• Whisk Broom II (1913)
• Tom Fool (1953)
• Kelso (1961)
• Fit to Fight (1984)

Two racehorses have won the Suburban twice: Kelso (1961 and 1963) and Crusader (1926 and 1927).

The list of former winners is like a who's who of the race horse world, featuring some of American racing's greatest champions. The first mare to win the Suburban Handicap was the great Hall of Famer, Imp.

Contents 1 Sponsorship 2 Winners of the Suburban Handicap since 1960 3 Earlier winners 4 References

[edit] Sponsorship

On March 20, 2008, Shadwell Farm announced its sponsorship of the Suburban Handicap.^[1]

[edit] Winners of the Suburban Handicap since 1960

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2007	Political Force	4	Cornelio Velasquez	H. Allen Jerkens	Joseph Allen	2:00.50
2006	Invasor	4	Fernando Jara	Kiaran McLaughlin	Shadwell Stable	2:01.23
2005	Offlee Wild	5	Edgar Prado	Juan Rodriguez	AZ Azalea Stables LLC	2:00.40
2004	Peace Rules	4	Jerry Bailey	Robert J. Frankel	Edmund A. Gann	1:59.40
2003	Mineshaft	4	Robby Albarado	Neil Howard	Farish, Elkins, Webber	2:01.40
2002	E Dubai	4	John R. Velazquez	Saeed bin Suroor	Godolphin Stable	2:00.80
2001	Albert the Great	4	Jorge F. Chavez	Nick Zito	Tracy Farmer	2:00.20
2000	Lemon Drop Kid	4	Edgar Prado	Scotty Schulhofer	Jeanne G. Vance	1:58.80
1999	Behrens	5	Jorge F. Chavez	H. James Bond	Rudlein Stable	2:01.06
1998	Frisk Me Now	4	Edwin L. King, Jr.	Robert J. Durso	Carol R. Dender	2:00.45
1997	Skip Away	4	Shane Sellers	Sonny Hine	Carolyn Hind	2:02.20
1996	Wekiva Springs	5	Mike E. Smith	William I. Mott	D. R. Dizney & J. English	2:02.78
1995	Key Contender	7	Jerry Bailey	Jose Martin	Flying Zee Stables	2:02.20
1994	Devil His Due	5	Mike E. Smith	H. Allen Jerkens	Lion Crest Stable	2:02.40
1993	Devil His Due	4	Herb McCauley	H. Allen Jerkens	Lion Crest Stable	2:01.20
1992	Pleasant Tap	5	Ed Delahoussaye	Christopher Speckert	Buckland Farm	2:00.20
1991	In Excess	4	Gary L. Stevens	Bruce L. Jackson	Jack J. Munari	1:58.20
1990	Easy Goer	4	Pat Day	Shug McGaughey	Ogden Phipps	2:00,00
1989	Dancing Spree	4	Angel Cordero, Jr.	Shug McGaughey	Ogden Phipps	2:02.40
1988	Personal Flag	5	Pat Day	Shug McGaughey	Ogden Phipps	2:01.40
1987	Broad Brush	4	Angel Cordero, Jr.	Richard Small	Richard Meyerhoff	2:03.00
1986	Roo Art	4	Pat Day	D. Wayne Lukas	Barbara A. Holleran	2:01.20
1985	Vanlandingham	4	Don MacBeth	Shug McGaughey	Loblolly Stable	2:01.00
1984	Fit To Fight	5	Jerry Bailey	Mack Miller	Rokeby Stable	2:00.60
1983	Winter's Tale	7	Jeffrey Fell	Mack Miller	Rokeby Stable	2:01.60
1982	Silver Buck	4	Don MacBeth	J. Elliott Burch	C. V. Whitney	1:59.60
1981	Temperence Hill	4	Don MacBeth	Joseph B. Cantey	Loblolly Stable	2:02.00
1980	Winter's Tale	4	Jeffrey Fell	MacKenzie Miller	Rokeby Stable	2:00.60
1979	State Dinner	4	Jorge Velasquez	J. Elliott Burch	C. V. Whitney	2:01.60
1978	Upper Nile	4	Jorge Velasquez	Mack Miller	Rokeby Stable	2:01.80
1977	Quiet Little Table	4	Eddie Maple	Philip G. Johnson	Meadowhill	2:03.00
1976	Foolish Pleasure	4	Eddie Maple	Leroy Jolley	John L. Greer	1:55.40
1975	Forego	5	Heliodoro Gustines	Sherrill W. Ward	Lazy F Ranch	2:27.80
1974	True Knight	5	Angel Cordero Jr.	Lou Rondinello	Darby Dan Farm	2:01.40
1973	Key To The Mint	4	Braulio Baeza	J. Elliott Burch	Rokeby Stable	2:00.80
1972	Hitchcock	6	Carlos H. Marquez	Frank Martin	Sigmund Sommer	2:00.00
1971	Twice Worthy	4	John Ruane	James P. Conway	Saddle Rock Farm	2:02.20
1970	Barometer	5	Angel Cordero, Jr.	Robert J. Frankel	Marion R. Frankel	2:01.20
1969	Mr. Right	6	Angel Cordero, Jr.	Evan S. Jackson	Dansar Stable	2:04.80
1968	Dr. Fager	4	Braulio Baeza	John A. Nerud	Tartan Stable	1:59.60
1967	Buckpasser	4	Braulio Baeza	Edward A. Neloy	Ogden Phipps	2:02.20
1966	Buffle	3	Ron Turcotte	Max Hirsch	King Ranch	2:02.00
1965	Pia Star	4	Johnny Sellers	Clyde Troutt	Mrs. Ada L. Rice	2:01.00
1964	Iron Peg	4	Manuel Ycaza	Woody Stephens	Cain Hoy Stable	2:01.80
1963	Kelso	6	Ismael Valenzuela	Carl Hanford	Bohemia Stable	2:01.80
1962	Beau Purple	5	William Boland	H. Allen Jerkens	Hobeau Farm	2:00.60
1961	Kelso	4	Eddie Arcaro	Carl Hanford	Bohemia Stable	2:02.00
1960	Sword Dancer	4	Eddie Arcaro	J. Elliott Burch	Brookmeade Stable	2:01.60

[edit] Earlier winners

[edit] References

• The Suburban Handicap at Pedigree Query